Investment objective
Long term growth of capital.
Fund fees and expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you
buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Annual Advisory Program
Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment in the applicable Morgan
Stanley-sponsored investment advisory program)
Maximum
annual fees in the Consulting Group Advisor, Select UMA or Portfolio Management investment advisory programs (as a percentage of prior quarter-end net assets)* |
2.00%
|
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment in the Fund)
Management
Fees* |
1.20%
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fees |
None
|
Other
Expenses |
0.39%
|
Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses** |
1.21%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses* |
2.80%
|
Waiver*
|
(1.00)%
|
Net
Annual Fund Operating Expenses* |
1.80%
|
* CGAS (defined herein) has
contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses in order to keep the Fund’s management fees from exceeding the total amount of sub-advisory fees paid by CGAS plus 0.20% based on average net assets. Because the Fund does not currently
have sub-advisers, CGAS will contractually waive 1.00% of its management fees. In addition, CGAS and its affiliates have also separately agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses in order to keep the Fund’s total annual operating expenses,
(exclusive of interest from borrowing, brokerage commissions, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business), from exceeding 0.70%. These contractual
arrangements shall remain in effect for at least one year from the date of this prospectus or until such time as the Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such waiver and/or reimbursement when they deem such action is
appropriate.
**The Fund may invest a portion of its
assets in other investment companies (the “Acquired Funds”). The Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear a pro rata portion of the expenses of the Acquired Funds in which the Fund invests. “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”
in the table is an estimate of those expenses. The estimate is based upon the average allocation of the Fund’s investments in the Acquired Funds and upon the actual total operating expenses of the Acquired Funds (including any current waivers
and expense limitations) for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022. Actual Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by the Fund may vary with changes in the allocation of Fund assets among the Acquired Funds and with other events that directly
affect the fees and expenses of the Acquired Funds. Since “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are not directly borne by the Fund, they are not reflected in the Fund’s financial statements, with the result that the Information
presented in the table will differ from that presented in the Financial Highlights.
Examples
These examples are intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The
effect of the Fund’s contractual fee waivers are only reflected in the
first year of the example. The figures are calculated based upon total annual Fund operating expenses and a maximum annual fee of 2.00% for the applicable Morgan Stanley-sponsored investment advisory program through which you invest. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
AFTER
1 YEAR |
AFTER
3 YEARS |
AFTER
5 YEARS |
AFTER
10 YEARS |
$382
|
$1,356
|
$2,333
|
$4,794
|
Portfolio turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it
buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not
reflected in total annual Fund operating expenses or in the above examples, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 18% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal investment strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to generate long
term growth across market cycles with reduced correlation to the equity and fixed income markets. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets among shares of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds or closed-end funds
managed by third-party professional money managers (“Underlying Funds”).
The Underlying Funds may apply a variety of alternative
investment strategies, but will typically apply one or more of four main investment strategies, including: (i) investments in real asset strategies, (ii) equity-based tactical, value or event-driven strategies, (iii) absolute return strategies that
seek to generate returns independent of market conditions, and (iv) equity hedged (i.e., long/short) strategies.
The Underlying Funds’ investment strategies may rely in
part on derivative investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, swaptions, and options, to implement their investment strategies, to generate positive returns, for hedging or risk management purposes, to limit volatility and to provide exposure to
an instrument without directly purchasing it. The Underlying Funds’ investments may also include exposure to companies located both in the U.S. and in foreign countries, including companies located in emerging market countries. The Underlying
Funds may invest in securities and other investments of all capitalization sizes, including securities and other investment that have exposure to small- and mid-capitalization issues. The Underlying Funds may also invest in investment grade fixed
income securities of any maturity or duration.
The Fund
may, in the future, allocate all or a portion of its assets directly to professional money managers (each, a “Sub-Adviser,” collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”), each of which